Helena, Mont. – June 20, 2022 – Dirt makes all the difference to a horse at a rodeo, and the Last Chance Stampede is working to make it even safer for the horses and the…
How the Last Chance Stampede gets the arena rodeo ready
By: Sam Hoyle
and last updated 2021-07-30 19:05:12-04
HELENA â Thereâs a lot of work that goes into getting the rodeo arena set and prepped for competition at the Last Chance Stampede.
With a concert in the arena on Wednesday night ahead of three straight days of rodeo and temperatures in the 90-degree range for a good portion of each day, Last Chance Stampede rodeo committee chair Mike Gurnett says getting, and keeping, the arena ready is all about the preparation beforehand. It really is an amazing transformation. When you have a sound stage and you have semis in here and you have people at the concert, said Gurnett on Thursday ahead of the first night of the rodeo. And to think in less than 24 hours, we re going to be running a rodeo in here. Part of the way that happens is we do a lot of pre-work before the concert.